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Chemical BETULIN

Chemical ID
BETULIN
Ubiquitous
No
List of chemical activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Dosage Reference
Anticarcinomic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antifeedant not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiflu not available Duke, 1992 *
AntiHIV 6.1 uM Duke, 1992 *
Antiinflammatory not available Recio, M., et al. 1994. Investigations on the Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Triterpenoids from Diospyros leucomelas*. Planta Medica, 61: 9.
Antitumor not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiviral 6.1 uM Duke, 1992 *
Aphidifuge not available Lugemwa, F.N., Huang, F-Y., Bentley, M.D., Mendel, M.J., and Alford, A.R. 1990. A Heliothis zea Antifeedant from the Abundant Birchbark Triterpene Betulin. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38(2): 493-494.
Cytotoxic 600 ppm Duke, 1992 *
Cytotoxic 8.6 uM Duke, 1992 *
Hypolipemic not available Duke, 1992 *
Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor IC50=119 uM Huang, C., Tunon, H., Bohlin, L. 1995. Anti-Inflammatory Compounds Isolated from Menyanthes trifoliata L. Yao Hsueh Hsueh Pao, 30(8): 621-626.
Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor IC50=38.6 uM Duke, 1992 *
List of chemical plants.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Diospyros singaporensis Bark not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Diospyros singaporensis Wood not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Diospyros spinescens Bark not available 1620.0 -0.2 Jim Duke's personal files.
Diospyros spinescens Wood not available 910.0 1.7 Jim Duke's personal files.
Diospyros sumatrana Bark not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Diospyros sumatrana Wood not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Diospyros sylvatica Bark not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Diospyros thwaitesii Wood not available 550.0 0.5 Jim Duke's personal files.
Diospyros tomentosa Shoot not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Diospyros undulata Root not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Diospyros verrucosa Root Bark not available 500.0 -1.0 Jim Duke's personal files.
Diospyros verrucosa Stem Bark not available 250.0 -0.3 Jim Duke's personal files.
Diospyros walkeri Bark not available 800.0 -0.3 Jim Duke's personal files.
Diospyros walkeri Wood not available 290.0 -0.3 Jim Duke's personal files.
Diospyros wallichii Bark not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Diospyros wallichii Wood not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Diospyros zenkeri Bark not available 666.7 -0.3 Jim Duke's personal files.
Diospyros zenkeri Wood not available 70.0 -1.0 Jim Duke's personal files.
Dipterocarpus glandulosus Wood not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Dipterocarpus hispidus Wood not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.